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Demand for small, fuel-efficient cars raises US auto sales in April[1]
Widespread vehicle shortages related to the March 11 earthquake in Japan are expected to hit by the end of May.
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Onondaga County Legislature puts brakes on Murphy's Island transfer plan[2]
An effort to get Onondaga County to express its intent to transfer a piece of Onondaga Lake’s shoreline back to the Onondaga Nation suffered a setback today.
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Millions more impacted in second PlayStation hacker attack[3]
Little consolation for those with the PlayStation3 console. Sony says its PlayStation network was hacked a second time. This latest revelation could mean millions more may have had their personal information compromised.
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New York State Senate to vote on forming Native American relations committee[4]
A select New York State Senate committee may be formed to address Native American relations across the state.
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Police: Drunk NY man drove motorcycle 130+ mph[5]
A 20-year-old man has been charged with driving while intoxicated after police say he drove his motorcycle more than 130 mph trying to elude police chasing him in western New York..
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Jacqueline Newmyer, Joseph Deal IV – Weddings – NYTimes.com[6]
Jacqueline Alice Newmyer and Joseph Douglas Deal IV were married Saturday at the Hand Chapel on the campus of George Washington University in Washington. Rabbi Harold S. White performed the ceremony. He is the son of Ellen C. Hornig and Mr. Deal III of Oswego, N.Y. The bridegroom’s mother is the owner of Seneca Hill Perennials, a nursery there. She retired as an associate professor of economics at SUNY College at Oswego, where his father is a history professor.
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Tiny Adirondack district boosts its student body by recruiting teens from abroad[7]
While Newcomb shares some costs with neighboring districts, the sheer distance between Adirondack communities make outright mergers out of the question.
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Senate To Consider Gas Tax Holiday Next Week (Updated)[8]
A bill that would suspend a trio of gasoline sales taxes will be considered by the Senate next week
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Empire Center: Upstate Schools Tightening Belts Better[9]
Upstate school districts are managing their costs better and exhibiting more fiscal restraint than their downstate counterparts, a report from the fiscal conservative Empire Center found.
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Schools await fate of January Regents[10]
The state budget provides $8 million less than the state Education Department requested for Regents expenses, leaving local school districts wondering whether January Regents exams will be eliminated in 2012.